The Russian president spoke to Zelensky.

"They simply don't count on the enormous loss of life ," the Russian president said.

Among other things, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on Thursday that Ukraine's invasion of Kursk was aimed at slowing down the Russian advance towards Donbass, but it failed, as Kiev simply weakened its forces on the rest of the front.

Putin later explained that by sending large and well-trained units to Russia, Ukraine had weakened itself and allowed Russia to accelerate its offensive in eastern Ukraine.

The Russian president later jokingly mentioned that he would be happy if Kamala Harris won the US presidential election.

Ukraine will continue to fight until the last Ukrainian"

Putin stated Gazeta's report.

"Sometimes I have the impression that those who lead Ukraine are foreigners. They simply don't count on the enormous loss of life," said the Russian president.

Moscow is ready to resume peace talks

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